If you’re familiar with the GBA’s library, you may have come across Blender Bros. – one of the few 2D platformers for the handheld that wasn’t based on a kids’ show or animated movie. Originally developed by Hudson Soft and published by Infogrames in the US, it’s one of the GBA’s rarer games nowadays, routinely …
Shoot’em up fans can take a bite out of Flying Shark and Fire Shark this August, with a new collection titled Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark planned for PS4 and Switch. Six games feature in the collection: Developers M2 are including a new Super Easy Mode for newcomers in both Flying Shark and Fire Shark. Arcade Challenge …
Following in the footsteps of the Game Boy, Atari 2600, and NES comes the LEGO SEGA Mega Drive (or LEGO SEGA Genesis, if you prefer) – due out 1st June. That’s less than a month away! Whereas past console sets were on the expensive side, the £220 NES, especially, this brick-based recreation of SEGA’s 16-bit …
October will see the release of two new retro handheld computers from Blaze’s HyperMegaTech label. This is the same team of people responsible for the Evercade and the Super Pocket range. TheC64 and TheSpectrum are intended to be evocative of their respective systems, while reimaging them as handhelds. Sporting a clamshell design not unlike the …
Limited Run are continuing their Nickelodeon partnership with a new Rugrats collection that includes a mixture of handheld and console games from the late ‘90s and early noughties. While we did see a few Rugrats games on the N64, this collection features PS1, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance titles only, all of which …
The press release for Kalanoro paints a vivid picture of the experience developer Red Raketa Studio are busy creating. As the studio is based in Madagascar, they’re injecting this upcoming action adventure – described as a “feel good rebellion” – with all manner of Malagasy folklore. We’re introduced to Kalakely, a fluffy creature blessed with mystical …
When PC CD-ROM drives started to hit the market, a whole bunch of developers sought to harness the new possibilities of the medium, creating software that wasn’t possible before. Slowly, a catalogue of cutting-edge software was formed, led by the likes of Myst, Star Wars: Rebel Assault, and The 7th Guest. Many early PC CD-ROM …
After successfully bringing back the Atari 2600, Atari 7800 and the Intellivision, Plaion are now turning their attention to SNK’s NeoGeo AES. The NeoGeo AES+ isn’t a mini console but rather a 1:1 recreation that can play existing and new cartridges, with ten games lined up for the 12th November launch. Neither is it merely …
With weapons including exploding dice and a Citadel Nuln Oil paint, Warhammer Survivors is one of the more comical looking projects based on the Warhammer universe. Or universes, in this case, as it draws from both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. Warhammer Survivors was originally announced for Steam, and has now been confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch …
Batter up! Rock It Games has expanded its assortment of retro re-releases with two new Jaleco sports collections. You may recall that we reviewed Jaleco Sports: Goal! a few months ago, finding it to be a reasonable package that was also reasonably priced. Out now on PS5 and Switch are Bases Loaded II: Second Season and Goal! …
True to its name, new retro-inspired survival horror Ground Zero entails exploring a site of devastation. In this case, a meteor impact site. So devastating was the impact that much of South Korea – the game’s setting – has been wiped out. In typical sci-fi fashion, the meteor has spawned all manner of abnormalities, including …
Blaze has lifted the lid on the Evercade Nexus – the latest in their line of retro-dedicated handhelds. We also know that a Banjo-Kazooie double-pack cartridge will launch alongside it, featuring the two N64 classics enhanced with widescreen support, new unlockable extras and an analogue camera. Yes – the Nexus has two built-in analogue sticks. …
After smashing its crowdfunding goals and storming onto the Mega Drive/Genesis, the modern retro shooter ZPF – from the creators of Tanzer – is coming to the Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch and Steam on 16th April. This digital release will include two new screen borders that maintain the original screen size. The team also …
Commercial software for the Amiga 500 was slow to surface when the home computer entered the market 1986. Then came along Defender of the Crown, which showed off what the Amiga was capable of. So impressive was this strategy experience that it remained a benchmark for years, while also making Cinemaware a studio to keep an …
For whatever reason, March 26th is shaping up to be an exceedingly busy day for new releases, with around fifteen games due. The noughties style 3D platformer Dracamar from Petoons is about to crash the party, hitting PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PC that very day too. An archipelago of Mediterranean islands provides the …